Justice and the Media: Reconciling Fair Trials and A Free Press Matthew D. Bunker(1996)USE THIS FIRST PARAGRAPH ONLY FOR GENERAL CATALOGS The First Amendment right of free speech is a fragile one. Its fragility is found no less in legal opinions than in other, less specialized forms of public discourse. Both its fragility and its sometimes surprising resiliency are reflected in this book. It provides an examination of how the U. S. Supreme Court has dealt with the problem of restrictions on media coverage of the criminal justice system,